Law:
Dewey Settles Layoff Claims for $4.5 Million
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Heller isn’t entitled to unfinished business profits in hourly fee cases, federal judge rules
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A Leadership Battle At A Biglaw Firm
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Dentons escalates PEP row: 'no two firms are the same, so cannot be compared'
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Stradley Ronon Expands New York Office with Addition of Three Otterbourg Attorneys
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How Lawyers Actually Use Technology
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Let's be clear, Squire Sanders needed a merger too
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No protection for inherited IRAs in bankruptcy
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Which Law Schools Get The Most Clerkships?
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Connecticut law schools adjust to fewer applicants
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Gender Disparity In BigLaw Pervasive Among Partners
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The Demise Of The Litigation Generalist
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$50 Million Andrews Kurth Malpractice Trial Started
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Lawyer Seeks Pretty Woman To Bang His Gavel
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If You Don’t Hate Pharrell Yet, Biglaw Firm Makes ‘Happy’ Music Video
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Lawprose: "while"
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5 Ways to Keep Your iOS Device Safe
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50 Best iPhone Apps
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What to do when you're stuck at the airport overnight
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Businessman's grave ransacked by daughter looking for 'real will'
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The Crazy Story Of A 27-Year-Old Who Bested A Teenage Smartphone Thief
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Modern Life: Now You Can Buy A Bulletproof Blanket Specifically Made For Kids To Use During School Shootings
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Hung jury acquits defendant by mistake
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Father Ultimately Trolls Law Student Daughter
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Bonkers Law Firm Website
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Lawyer testifies she did her best to care for 100-plus cats --- Lawyer Keeps Documents In Fridge So Hundreds Of Cats Can’t Pee On Them
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Man Tried To Sell Marijuana To Uniformed Cop
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Prosecutor’s explanation for dismissal of potential juror gets him fired
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Florida Bar opens investigation into courtroom fight, attorney, not judge, under investigation
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Domestic violence suspect gets 364 days for cursing at judge
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Scalia’s vocabulary is more complex than those of Shakespeare and Jay-Z, study finds
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Wall Street:
US futures hold steady ahead of data; Dow Jones down 0.07%
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US Stocks Fall; S&P 500 Down For Third Day
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Electricity:
Defaulted Energy Future Bonds Soar on Bankruptcy Conflict
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Energy Future Creditors Fail to Halt $706 Million Accord
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Trucking:
Life After New Century Transportation Closing, Bankruptcy
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Politics:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Compares Homosexuality To Alcoholism In San Francisco Appearance
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The Republican Civil War Is Just Getting Started
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Aviation:
New Rules For Carry On Bags
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Compensation:
CEO's Makes 296 Times More Than Workers
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Batteries:
Two Exide shareholders seek appointment of equity committee
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Economy:
US Jobless Claims Rise by 4,000 to 317,000 --- Jobless claims rise modestly but remain low --- How states fared on unemployment benefit claims
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Q1 GDP was Worst Quarter in Three Decades
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May retail sales show economy still growing
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US businesses boost April stockpiles 0.6 percent
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Who is Middle Class?
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Senate confirms Brainard, Powell for Federal Reserve
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The Percentage Of The Population That's Over 65 Is Going To Explode Everywhere
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IMF: Housing Markets Are 'Overheating' Again
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The Polarization Of America
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What Eric Cantor’s Exit Means For Economic Policy
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Dave Brat’s unorthodox economics: Adam Smith ‘was from a red state’
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
What the foreclosure crisis looks like in urban neighborhoods with few single-family homes
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Sacramento Housing in May: Total Sales down 11% Year-over-year, Equity Sales up 8%, Active Inventory increases 84%
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California Bay Area: May Home Sales down 7.5% Year-over-year, Non-Distressed sales up slightly Year-over-year
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Channelside Bay Plaza going back up for auction in July
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Sandburg Mall Files for Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Detroit police and fire pension fund board delays vote on city's restructuring plan
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Detroit, DIA, in preparation for court battle, hire art advising firm
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Detroit Deputy Emergency Manager Stacy Fox hired as DuPont general counsel, will leave position Oct. 1
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“Bad deal v. Worse deal” for Detroit retirees
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Biggest losers: The 5 worst state economies
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Autos:
Auto bailout still largely unpopular
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Lawyers Race GM to Find Black Boxes
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Rattner: G.M.'s Flawed Culture
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Lawyers: GM seeks bankruptcy cover in recall suits
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GM Georgia Move Previews Handling of Switch Injury Claims
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Fraud:
Phil Mickelson reportedly cleared
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Rothstein Law Firm Pleads Guilty to Criminal Conspiracy Charge
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St. Ben's Settles Petters Clawback Suit
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Apparel:
Lululemon stock does downward drop
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Healthcare:
MDA to take up Natchez Regional issue next week
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FGH cuts ties with local doctors; bankruptcy proceedings continue
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51 layoffs planned for money-losing Kern Medical Center
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Here's Which Disease Is Most Likely To Kill You Depending On Where You Live
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Celebs:
Teresa Giudice Sentencing Date: Rep Denies Joe Abandoning Family Before Jail Time? 'They're Closer Than Ever'
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Retailing:
Judge Won't Give Nod on Coldwater Creek Chapter 11 Plan Voting
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Odds grow for RadioShack bankruptcy by year's end
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Retail Sales increased 0.3% in May
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Telemarketing:
Creditors of Oklahoma City telemarketing firm CarSafe attempt to force company into bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Caesars Redefines Itself, but Still Has Mountain of Debt
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Pensions:
Inherited IRAs Aren't Creditor-Safe, Court Says
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Education:
Clark Atlanta urges judge to stop sale of Morris Brown College
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Oil/Gas:
July hearing set for Kenai Loop gas payments
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Hotels:
Hotels: Occupancy Rate up 3.1%, RevPAR up 7.4% in Latest Survey
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Wrigleyville hotel developer files for bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Nevada May Ch. 11 filings down 50% YTY
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Exemptions:
Inherited IRAs in play for bankruptcy creditors -US high court
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Due Process:
Clean Up for What?! After Enough Time, You Can Leave Your Mess Behind.
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Secured Debt:
Circuit Court Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Broad Discretion to Re-Value Collateral in Determining Creditor’s Entitlement to Post-Petition Interest
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Jurisdiction:
Bankruptcy judges, attorneys breathe sigh of relief as Court affirms bankruptcy court authority
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Supreme Court Holds that Fraudulent Transfer and Other “Stern Claims” Are to Be Procedurally Treated as “Non-Core” Claims
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Recent Pleadings:
UST Slams Proposed DLA Piper Representation Of Debtor in Philadelphia Entertainment Case, Says Firm's Employment App Is Misleading, Inaccurate
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Student Debt:
Next Move for Democrats on Student Loans
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Elizabeth Warren’s bill to refinance student loans dies in the Senate. Now what?
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Remember the Problems With Mortgage Defaults? They're Coming Back With Student Loans
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Omens:
As luck would have it, full moon falls on Friday 13th
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Shipping:
Genco Pushes Restructuring Plan
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Weddings:
ReBar Owner Gets Prison Term
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Sovereigns:
How one hedge fund titan could bankrupt Argentina
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Supreme Court To Weigh Next Steps In Argentina Bonds Case --- Supreme Court meets to discuss Argentina debt case
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In US Supreme Court we (also) trust
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The injunction has landed: Pari passu, the Black Eagle, and sovereign debt enforcement
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UK:
UK's Osborne gives Bank of England new powers to cap mortgages
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EU:
New EU Bank-Creditor Loss Rules Leave Room for Confusion
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Fitch: Solocal Provides Landmark in EU Restructuring Reform
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PIIGS:
Are they divorced? Gayle to set record straight with US bankruptcy court but only in private --- Large Household Debts Weighing on Irish Recovery, Central Bank Says
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Portugal turns down last tranche of rescue loan
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MENA:
Iraq: Medieval Sharia Law Imposed on Millions --- Kurdish Forces Take Control Of Key City in Northern Iraq --- Senior Military Officer: This Is 'Exactly What We Forecasted' --- Who Lost Iraq? The Iraqis Did with Bush's Help --- Iraq Girds to Protect Baghdad --- Baghdad Prepares for the Worst
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Ecuador:
Ecuador meets torn investors in frothy market
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Japan:
Aiful gets creditor support for debt restructuring
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China:
China No-Money-Down Housing Echoes U.S. Subprime Loan Risks
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No Miracle in the Offing for China's Housing Market
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